Connecticut western news., 1887-04-20
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

The Pensylvania Senate has declared for female suffrage.
 John Thomas, negro outrager, was lynched at Union City, Tenn.
 The Republican members of the Michigan Legislature favor a liquor license ranging from $500 to $5,0OO.
 The Philadelphia Geological Garden has received an ant eater and penguin, the only specimens in America
 The new gas wells have caused real es- tate boom at Muncie, Ind. Over $1 100000 changed hands in one day.
 The bill granting to women the right to vote in municipal elections has been defeated in the Michigan Legislature.
 St. Louis raised S77O0O to defray the ex- penses of the Grand Army encampment, and expects to increase the amount to more than S10O,OOO
 J. P. Taylor, one-armed war veteran, his wife and their son. were killed by an Erie ex- press train while driving across the track at Barton Village, N. Y.
 Still no clew to the Railway murder mys- tery. The victims fun eral was very drama tic.
 MT. Samuel N. Aldrich, of Marlboro, Mass, an ex-State Senator, was sworn into ofioe as Sub-Treasurer of tho United States at Boston.
 David Hoffman, convicted at Nebraska City, Neb.. of wrecking train, which caused the death of the engineer, was sentenced to be hanged.
 The will of Emmanuele Solar, ,restaurateur of New York, who commenced life as a waiter for Delmonico, disposes of property wor tn over $2O0,0oO.
 Reports have been received of duel in front of the Catholic church at Lareauville, La., between Henri Hubert and Y. Fournet. Both were slightly wounded.
 A large meeting of Delaware and Mary land peach growers at Smyrna, Del. agreed to insist on the return of empty peach baskets by New York commission merchants.
 Captain Daac and his crew of five men, of the schooner Eliza Cook, which sank three hundred miles out from Halifax, arrived at New York on the French steamer La Norman die.
 Wholesale stealing from freight trains on | the Pan Handle line has resulted in wholesale arrests of conductors and brakemen, while outside ringleaders, fences and other people are in danger.
 -The Blood Indians are still annoying set | tiers in Montana.
 John T. Raymond, the comedian, died suddenly of heart disease at Evansville, Ind.
 In a conflict between mob and the police at Belfast, one man was wounded by bullet. | Shocks of earthquake occurred again at Charleston, and two similar shocks in Yer mont.
 Temple Israel, of St. Louis, through its rabbi, contributed $500 toward the Beecher monu.!ent.
 At the conference of Latter Day Saints at Cleveland, Ohio, Pres. Joseph Smith preached against polygamy.
 Lieutenant Seward Mott, United States Army, shot by an Indian at the San Carlos Agency was buried at Bouckville, N Y. l Many farmers in the Yellowstone Valley are to be arrested for cutting timber on the Crow Reservation during the past winter.
 W. R. Vanderbilt is said to be thoroughly disgusted with bis yacht Ava, built from English designs. She is too slow, and is of too great draught.
 -Ebenezer Lebbens Merry deserted his fam fly ill Troy in 1S42. Recently he died in Mime apolis, leaving fine estate, which his children will inherit, though the companion of his 1 flight claims her share.
 Judge Deadly in the U. s. Circuit Court at Portland, Ore, has rendered decision which virtually nullifes the long and short haul clause of the Interstate Commerce act so far as it affects railroads that are competi- tors of water routes. It makes the distinction between commerce wholly within the States and commerce between the States, and also eX- plains the Limitations of the act as to carriage of goods between States by lines connecting with but acting independently of each other, and not receiving goods for continuous car riage or shipment.
 -Gov. Hill, of New York, vetoes the high license bill
 The Delaware fishermen are making big hauis of shad.
 The Connecticut Legislature has passed a bill barring out Pinkerton's police.
 Mrs. Lizzie Herbert of Joliet, H., ha | been for three months in trance.
 -Thirty-five families were rendered home less by fire at Spring Garden, Pa.
 The freshet in the Mohawk and Upper | Hudson caused considerable damage.
 The nitro-glycerine works at Plattsburgh result of two explosions.
 ing maple sugar at her fathers camp, fell into the caldron and was scalded to death.
 First Assistant Postmaster General Steven. intensely painful abcess, which has formed ir his right ear
 The Massachusetts Legislature is asked tc investigate the action of certain members i1 reference to the bill for incorporating the tow1 of Beverly Farms.
 The President will review procession oi fifth anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in the District of Columbia.
 Miss Minnie Keiter, of Pottsville, Pa and Miss verlista shaul, of Sharon Springs N. Y, both students at Vassar College, were killed by an explosion of gas in Q mine a Pottsville, Pa. Two young men escortine them were badly injured.
 The Lowell (Mass.) Board of Health have ordered several tenement houses vacated, and the sanitary condition of others improved 1T sIittle Canada" which is densely populated with French Canadians. Tenement owner, have been ordered to thin out their tenement,